Problems with lo menubar in LibreOffice 3.4.3 and Ubuntu 11.10

Asked by Augustine Souza

My system is Libre0ffice 3.4.3 running on Ubuntu 11.10 in Unity 3D mode (the default).

I installed "lo-menubar" for LibreOffice 3.4.3 from the Ubuntu Software Center.
With reference to ***Calc***, this extension replaces LibreOffice's default File, Edit, View, Insert, Format, Tools, Data, ***Window***, Help menu present within each document's window with a "Global" menu that appears on hovering near the top left of the screen on Ubuntu 11.10 running in Unity 3D mode.

I noticed some problems and would like to know if others see them as well and, if it is indeed happening, whether there is a workaround.

First, the global menu omits ***Window*** from the menu.

Second, having the global menu extension installed seems to turn off normal keyboard alternatives. For example, I can't use Alt+F to dropdown the File menu. Even things like selecting a column by pressing ctrl+shift+spacebar is not possible.

Third, the extension cannot be uninstalled via LibreOffice's extension manager. There is a lock next to it. I can uninstall it via Synaptic.

I think
**Window** should not be omitted
keyboard shortcuts should still function when the extension is installed
extensions should be able to be uninstalled via the Extension Manager

Thanks for reading!

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Augustine Souza (aesouza2008) said :
#1

Will tag this as solved since I found a bug describing what I'm facing.

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Augustine Souza (aesouza2008) said :
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I've linked to the relevant bug.

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marcus aurelius (adbiz) said :
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it's working fine on my version of ubuntu and libreoffice.
did you install updates?

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Augustine Souza (aesouza2008) said :
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I install *all* updates daily.

What is "my version of ubuntu and libreoffice"? Could you be so kind as to mention the version numbers?

Do you see "Window" in the main menu or is it tucked away as described in the bug I referred to?

Can you use your keyboard short cuts to access the menu?

As on 2011-10-27, the bug is still open.